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Commonly Mispronounced Words Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 12: Commonly mispronounced words · Set 464 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Say it by syllables): Say the word in beats and stress the CAPITAL beat: di-VEL-up (develop), hoh-TEL (hotel). Drop the silent letters: SAM-un (salmon), EYE-lund (island), ri-SEET (receipt). Do not add an extra beat at the start: SKOOL (school), STAY-shun (station), not is-KOOL.

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  1. 1.How many syllables (beats) does “film” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 1
  2. 2.Listen to “chemistry”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KEM-is-tree (b) CHEM-is-tree (c) kem-ISH-tree
  3. 3.Listen to “pronunciation”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pruh-NOUN-see-ay-shun (b) PRO-noun-see-ay-shun (c) pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  4. 4.Which letter is silent in “circuit”? (a) c (b) t (c) u
  5. 5.How many syllables (beats) does “suite” have? (a) 1 (b) 5 (c) 2
  6. 6.How do you say “recipe”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sipe (b) RES-uh-pee (c) ri-SIPE
  7. 7.How many syllables (beats) does “says” have? (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3
  8. 8.Listen to “chaos”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) CHAY-oss (b) KAY-oss (c) CHOWS
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “island”? (a) s (b) l (c) n
  10. 10.How do you say “epitome”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ep-i-TOME (b) EP-i-tohm (c) i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. 11.Listen to “station”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) stay-SHON (b) STAY-shun (c) is-TAY-shun
  12. 12.How many syllables (beats) does “develop” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  13. 13.How do you say “circuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) sur-KWIT (b) SUR-kit (c) SUR-kyoot
  14. 14.How do you say “comfortable”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) KUMF-tuh-bul (b) kom-FOR-tay-bul (c) kom-for-TAH-bul
  15. 15.How many syllables (beats) does “photographer” have? (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 4
  16. 16.Listen to “develop”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) dev-uh-LOP (b) di-VEL-up (c) DEV-lup
  17. 17.Which letter is silent in “biscuit”? (a) s (b) u (c) b
  18. 18.How many syllables (beats) does “subtle” have? (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 2
  19. 19.How do you say “says”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SEZ (b) SAYZ (c) SAY-ez
  20. 20.Listen to “determine”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) DEE-ter-mine (b) de-ter-MYN (c) di-TUR-min
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “debt”? (a) t (b) d (c) b
  22. 22.How do you say “women”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  23. 23.How many syllables (beats) does “island” have? (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1
  24. 24.Listen to “says”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SAY-ez (b) SEZ (c) SAYZ
  25. 25.How many syllables (beats) does “receipt” have? (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2
  26. 26.How do you say “biscuit”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) bis-KWIT (b) BIS-kyoot (c) BIS-kit
  27. 27.How do you say “film”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) FILM (b) FI-lum (c) FIL-um
  28. 28.How many syllables (beats) does “circuit” have? (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1
  29. 29.Listen to “women”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) WIM-in (b) WO-men (c) WOO-men
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “doubt”? (a) b (b) d (c) t
  31. 31.Listen to “purpose”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) pur-POSE (b) pur-POHZ (c) PUR-pus
  32. 32.How many syllables (beats) does “biscuit” have? (a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4
  33. 33.How do you say “receipt”? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) REE-sept (b) ri-SEET (c) ri-SEEPT
  34. 34.How many syllables (beats) does “salmon” have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2
  35. 35.Listen to “vegetable”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) ve-je-TAY-bul (b) VEJ-tuh-bul (c) VEJ-ee-tay-bul
  36. 36.How many syllables (beats) does “purpose” have? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2
  37. 37.Listen to “circuit”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) SUR-kit (b) SUR-kyoot (c) sur-KWIT
  38. 38.How many syllables (beats) does “determine” have? (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
  39. 39.Which letter is silent in “subtle”? (a) t (b) b (c) s
  40. 40.Listen to “mischievous”. Which shows how it is said? (CAPITALS = stressed) (a) mis-CHIEF-us (b) MIS-chi-vus (c) mis-CHEE-vee-us

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. KEM-is-tree
  3. pruh-nun-see-AY-shun
  4. u
  5. 1
  6. RES-uh-pee
  7. 1
  8. KAY-oss
  9. s
  10. i-PIT-uh-mee
  11. STAY-shun
  12. 3
  13. SUR-kit
  14. KUMF-tuh-bul
  15. 4
  16. di-VEL-up
  17. u
  18. 2
  19. SEZ
  20. di-TUR-min
  21. b
  22. WIM-in
  23. 2
  24. SEZ
  25. 2
  26. BIS-kit
  27. FILM
  28. 2
  29. WIM-in
  30. b
  31. PUR-pus
  32. 2
  33. ri-SEET
  34. 2
  35. VEJ-tuh-bul
  36. 2
  37. SUR-kit
  38. 3
  39. b
  40. MIS-chi-vus

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